Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.
October 12, 2026Southeast Asian foreign ministers will during a meeting next month seek to tackle the transboundary haze blanketing parts of the region, ASEAN chair the
October 12, 2026How the Iran war could make Trump an accidental climate president
October 12, 2026AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action
October 11, 2026The United Auto Workers is working to regain political influence in closely contested Michigan
October 10, 2026Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, which still includes extremely dangerous winds and extensive damage
October 09, 2026In a bone-dry valley in Hungary, forest workers and volunteers piled up terraces of logs and deadwood, hoping to catch any
October 09, 2026A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s hot storm-fueling waters are battling for the core and future of land-approaching Hurricane Isaias and the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning
October 09, 2026One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why
October 09, 2026The decision was expected to take minutes.
October 09, 2026Brazil's next Congress is likely to pose a greater obstacle to legislation to protect the environment after elections this month, according to a
October 09, 2026Massive demonstrations. Injured teenagers. French students say they’re just getting started.
October 07, 2026Restricting global warming is a matter of survival and too many countries are shirking their responsibility to cut emissions, the official presiding over
October 08, 2026Sri Lanka is facing severe drought, leaving reservoirs dry and farming communities struggling
October 08, 2026The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it would soon propose scrapping a Biden-era rule aimed at curbing large leaks of methane from oil and gas operations.
October 08, 2026The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it will not charge top asset managers over their actions with a climate
October 07, 2026This island was home to the planet’s largest penguin colony. Here’s why it just lost that title
October 07, 2026Off-grid solar power is spreading across Brazil’s Amazon, helping remote communities prepare for severe drought while replacing costly, polluting diesel generators
October 06, 2026Moody's raised its outlook for sub-Saharan African countries to positive on Wednesday, saying reforms had helped them weather inflationary pressures,
October 07, 2026For Paige Hansen, changing the food system starts with changing the ingredients
October 07, 2026Longer, hotter summers are disrupting fashion's seasonal calendar, forcing luxury brands to adapt designs and threatening sales of higher-margin winter clothing.
October 07, 2026Global governments must increase efforts to reduce emissions because the planet is "hurtling past" a critical temperature target that would restrain sea
October 07, 2026The first image ever taken of a human being standing atop Mount Everest was of Tenzing Norgay
October 07, 2026Democratic lawmakers from northeastern US states urged Energy Secretary Chris Wright to take action to cut soaring heating oil costs they blamed on President
October 06, 2026Beloved Ice Castles won't return to Cripple Creek, Colorado this winter
October 07, 2026Some of President Donald Trump's rhetoric about members of the Supreme Court isn't sitting well with one of his favorite justices
October 06, 2026French presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen, of the far-right National Rally, on Tuesday presented her main budget proposals ahead of next year's election.
October 06, 2026This city is on track to run out of water by 2030. For many residents, that day is already here
October 06, 2026Representatives of 30 nations watched on Tuesday as white sand dredged from an atoll lagoon was used to reclaim land from the ocean in a fight by the tiny
October 06, 2026Composting leftover coffee grounds, eggshells and carrot tops is a way to reduce the amount of food waste that goes into landfills, where it produces the potent greenhouse gas methane
October 05, 2026US Supreme Court justices wrestled with complex questions over whether to let local governments try to hold oil companies liable for the
October 05, 2026The Supreme Court begins a new term Monday with significant cases on climate change, religious rights, and immigration
October 05, 2026Supreme Court heads into new term with one eye on President Trump
October 04, 2026The US Supreme Court begins its new nine-month term on Monday with arguments in a major case involving a bid by oil companies ExxonMobil
October 04, 2026States and cities are suing the Trump administration for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas
October 01, 2026New York's attorney general on Thursday led a coalition of 25 states and cities in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency to block
October 01, 2026Spring has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere, and even Chile's Atacama Desert is blossoming
October 01, 2026El Niño just gave us the first no-hurricane September in decades. How long can the Atlantic shutout last?
October 01, 2026Before drought took hold, Koroneia Lake in northern Greece was a protected wetland, a refuge for thousands of migratory and water birds
October 01, 2026Experts report that glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year due to heat waves and low winter snowfall
October 01, 2026Swiss glaciers are shrinking rapidly after suffering one of their worst years of ice loss during a record-
October 01, 2026Researchers have found that wolves brought to Isle Royale in 2018 are likely to survive but face challenges from inbreeding and isolation
October 01, 2026Stella McCartney has declared war on the fishing industry at Paris Fashion Week
October 01, 2026The Russian government said on Wednesday it was drawing up urgent measures to control the population of brown bears that has spiralled out of control in some
September 30, 2026The Antarctic ice sheet’s future depends how a chain of events plays out. A new study finds the evidence points in one direction.
September 30, 2026Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from North Carolina to New York.
September 30, 2026No longer viewed only as waste, used cooking oil is a common ingredient in biofuels.
September 30, 2026Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans
September 30, 2026Sugarcane processors in Brazil, the world's largest producer of sugar and second largest of ethanol, will pay more attention to the weather than to
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